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The Wild Robot‘s Oscar prospects may have gotten a boost on Wednesday as the Society of Composers and Lyricists announced its sixth annual award winners. The animated feature won Best Original Score for a Studio Film, defeating three of its Oscar rivals: Emilia Pérez, Wicked, and Conclave. The last of this year’s Best Score Oscar nominees, The Brutalist, competed in another category at the Scl Awards, winning Best Original Score for an Independent Film.

So does that mean the Oscar will come down to The Wild Robot and The Brutalist? In the Scl Awards’ previous five years, they agreed with the Oscars three times: Joker (2019), Soul (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023). In 2021, the Scl voted for Encanto (studio) and The Green Knight (independent), but the Oscar went to Dune. And for 2022, the Scl picked Nope (studio) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (independent), while the Oscars opted for All Quiet on the Western Front.

For over a decade, The Walking Dead has captivated audiences as one of the most popular post-apocalyptic TV series. With its expansive universe and numerous spin-offs, the show continues to bring back beloved characters, keeping fans engaged long after the original series premiered.

The Walking Dead | Credit: AMC

In celebration of these iconic characters, it’s also fascinating to look at the journeys of the stars who brought them to life, both within and beyond the Twd universe.

Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon)

Norman Reedus has been part of The Walking Dead since its inception, portraying Daryl Dixon—a character renowned for his survival skills, hunting abilities, and signature crossbow. He has since reprised his role in the spin-off The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.

Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon | Credit: AMC

Beyond his success in the franchise, Reedus has gained recognition for his performances in films like The Boondock Saints series and other projects.

Exclusive: David Arquette (Scream franchise) is returning to the summer slasher genre in Kill Or Be Killed alongside rising Canadian actress Alisha Newton (Heartland).

The project heralds from writer Nick Zigler, whose credits include the Chucky and Purge TV series, and director David Straiton (Narcos). Producer is Other Animal Entertainment (Poor Agnes).

The synopsis reads: “School’s out, and recent grad Dani (Alisha Newton) and her friends are ready for one last summer blowout. But when a senior’s mutilated body is discovered on the high school football field – killed in a disturbingly theatrical fashion – it’s clear that someone is playing by a new set of rules. A red envelope pinned to the corpse contains a yearbook photo and a chilling directive: “Kill or Be Killed”. As the bodies pile up, Dani and her friends are thrust into a terrifying game, orchestrated by a sick killer, that transcends their...

Warner Bros. Pictures has just shared a new trailer (via SFFGazette.com) for Mickey 17, the next groundbreaking cinematic experience from the Academy Award-winning writer/director of Parasite, Bong Joon Ho.

In the movie, the unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job...to die, for a living.

This sneak peek offers a better idea of what to expect from Mickey 17 after it was pushed from its previous 2024 release. The movie looks thought-provoking and bonkers in equal measure, and Pattinson looks like he's having a blast as this "Expendable."

Talking to Elle earlier this week, the actor confirmed rumours that he initially based Mickey's voice on Jackass icon Steve-o:

"I used to love, and I still do love, Jackass. I remember listening to an interview with Steve-o years ago and he...

With critical and box office hits like 2022’s “Nope” and the new theatrical release “One of Them Days,” Keke Palmer is stepping into her star-era, and according to her, it’s been a long time coming.

In a recent interview with The Cut, Palmer reflected on her time as a child actress in films like “Akeelah and the Bee” and the Nickelodeon show “True Jackson, VP.” While many of her peers received a great deal of attention of similar work, Palmer always felt a bit ignored.

“I wasn’t necessarily in the same conversations as Victoria Justice or Selena Gomez or Miley Cyrus at that time,” she said. “It was very much ‘That’s the Black show’ or ‘That’s Keke Palmer, the Black girl on the network.’”

At the time, Palmer was only 15, so this was not only hard to understand, but to cope with emotionally.

“There is a...

Lakeith Stanfield is one of the most talented actors working in Hollywood right now, with some incredible movies and TV shows to his name. Making his feature film debut with Short Term 12 in 2013, Stanfield has quickly climbed the ranks of fantastic actors, finding himself in films with incredible talent both in front and behind the camera. These include Uncut Gems, Selma, Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Donald Glover's mesmerizing TV series, Atlanta.

Lakeith Stanfield hasn't really slowed down since he broke into the film industry, and he has several exciting projects coming up that are sure to show off the actor's immense talent. Some of these include Play Dirty, a new film by director Shane Black, and Die, My Love, a dark comedy horror movie adaption that will feature Hollywood stars Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence.

Dope (2015) Lakeith Stanfield as Bug

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Keke Palmer's new comedy One of Them Days has broken a Rotten Tomatoes record. The movie, which was produced by Insecure's Issa Rae, was directed by Lawrence Lamont (who previously collaborated with Rae on Max's Rap Sh!t) from the debut screenplay by Syreeta Singleton (who was the showrunner of Rap Sh!t). It co-stars Palmer and singer-songwriter Sza as best friends Dreux and Alyssa alongside an ensemble cast that includes Vanessa Bell Calloway, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Dewayne Perkins, Lil Rel Howery, and Janelle James.

The new Keke Palmer movie is the latest in a string of prominent projects for the actor, who kicked off her career in the mid 2000s and first rose to prominence when she starred opposite Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett in 2006's Akeelah and the Bee. She parlayed this success as a child actor into roles in projects such as Disney's Jump In! and Nickelodeon's True Jackson,...

So what’s the cinema antidote to the brutal and frozen tundra outside our doors (and let’s not get into the West Coast)? How about a raunchy, rollicking buddy comedy? Hmm, that’s usually Summer popcorn fodder, but that’s not the only “rule” that this new flick is breaking. Rather than two mismatched male comic actors, this focuses on the friendship (though strained at times) of two twenty-something African American women. That’s a nice “flip”, along with the pairing of a screen “vet” and a star from the world of hip hop (and R&b/pop). Now that’s a combo sure to end those winter doldrums, along with its “Cali” backdrop. So that’s the setting, as the principals frantically try to survive a zany twenty-four hours that certainly qualifies as One Of Them Days that will put their bond to the test.

It’s the...

As people begin to assess what they lost in the Los Angeles wildfires, producer Amanda Rohlke and production designer and art director Amelia Steely are encouraging industry colleagues to share images with property owners to help with insurance claims and offer sentimental value.

The idea came to Rohlke and Steely on Monday when they were texting with a friend whose family lost their house in the Palisades. Rohlke suddenly remembered she had shot a film at the house in 2013 and that the crew took lots of photos. She contacted the art department from the shoot to try to find the photos, and when Rohlke updated her friends, Steely realized she too had photos from various locations.

“It occurred to me, wow, there are all these resources that homeowners may not know about,” Steely said. “Often the homeowner’s absent and doesn’t know that somebody has taken hundreds of photos of their home.

Keke Palmer went from a child star to one of the greatest personalities in Hollywood, and she worked her way up there by hard work and trust in herself. Unlike many nepotism babies who receive projects just landing on their laps, Palmer had to audition for roles while supporting her family.

Keke Palmer in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon / Credits: NBC

Her time spent singing in a church choir and performing in community theater became fundamental in her endeavor to bag Hollywood roles. While Palmer admitted that her parents accompanied her on auditions, she wasn’t particularly happy during her childhood.

Keke Palmer opens up about being a child star and financially supporting her family

After landing her breakout role in 2006’s Akeelah and the Bee, Keke Palmer continued making waves in mainstream media, particularly leading her own Nickelodeon sitcom series in 2008 with True Jackson, VP. In fact, she...

From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.” The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” stars Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”).

What’s it feel like to die? From director Bong Joon Ho, comes Mickey 17 – only in theaters March 7, 2025.

Updated: Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King continued its reign at the top of the international box office pride this weekend with an additional $53.5M from 52 material markets. This lifts the overseas cume to $307.8M and global to $476.4M as it approaches the half-a-billion mark.

Speaking of major milestones, Disney’s Moana 2 is now on course to join the billion-dollar club worldwide, with $960.5M through Sunday; Universal/Focus’ Nosferatu topped $100M global this session; and, as we noted earlier, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has exceeded $1B across three films (more on those below).

The offshore drop on Mufasa was 31% with strong holds in Japan (+13%), Germany (-22%), France (-23%), UK (-24%), Australia (-26%), Brazil (-26%), Mexico (-30%) and Spain (-31%). Overall overseas, Mufasa is now the No. 9 studio release of 2024.

The Top 5 markets to date are France ($30.9M), UK ($25.9M), Mexico ($21.4M), Germany ($20.5M) and Italy ($19.6M).

The...

The trailer for Love Me unveils more of the post-apocalyptic romance movie. The upcoming release, which is the debut feature of co-writers and co-directors Sam and Andy Zuchero, stars Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun as a buoy and a satellite who assign themselves human forms and fall in love after humanity's end. Early Love Me reviews coming out of the movie's premiere at Sundance in January 2024 have been mixed, resulting in the movie so far earning a 47% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Bleecker Street has now debuted the official trailer for Love Me online. The trailer kicks off by following the initiation of the connection between the two artificial intelligences as they experiment with using virtual avatars inspired by YouTubers who are also played by Stewart and Yeun. As their bond strengthens and they learn about the world through whatever information survives on the Internet, they begin to develop more of...

Exclusive: Liza Treyger’s first hour-long stand-up special Night Owl is set to premiere globally on Netflix on January 28, sources tell Deadline.

Filmed in New York City, the special sees Treyger touch on her friends who are parents, hating other people’s husbands, and lying to herself about how high she really is. It comes on the heels of Glittercheese, a half-hour she taped for Comedy Central, as well as a half-hour she put together for Netflix stand-up collection The Degenerates. Brian Hoff and Laura Lucchetti served as producers.

Stated Treyger on Night Owl, “It’s my first hour and it’s huge to have it on Netflix. I’m so excited for people to watch it, it’s what I’ve always wanted.”

Known for biting jokes that dance around hot button topics including sexism and feminism — but also weed, animals, and The Real Housewives — Treyger recently wrapped filming...

The Judas and the Black Messiah cast brings the story of a man who infiltrated the Black Panthers to life with several recognizable stars. Directed by Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah primarily centers on the events that preceded the 1969 assassination of Fred Hampton, a 21-year-old Black Panther leader who served as Chairman for the Illinois chapter, beginning with criminal William O'Neal infiltrating the group as an FBI informant. It is a true-crime story with an incredible ensemble, most of whom play real-life characters.

Judas and the Black Messiah's main cast is led by Daniel Kaluuya as Hampton and Lakeith Stanfield as O'Neil. Kaluyua ended up winning an Oscar for his performance in the movie, while Stanfield was nominated alongside him. However, the film is filled with so many other notable actors playing both the allies and enemies of Fred Hampton. These performances bring the riveting and powerful...

Amazon has launched its Cyber Monday sales, including plenty of horror and genre-adjacent 4K Ultra HDs, Blu-rays, DVDs, e-books, and toys.

These discounts aren’t guaranteed to last, so act fast!

Here are the horror highlights of Cyber Monday 2024 from Amazon…

4K Uhd Collections:

Heavy Metal / Heavy Metal 2000 [Steelbook] – $19.99 The Sandman: Season 1 – $19.99 Dune / Dune: Part Two – $29.99 The Dark Knight Trilogy – $29.99 Batman: 4-Film Collection – $39.99 Paramount Scares: Rosemary’s Baby / Pet Sematary / Crawl / Smile / Sweeney Todd – $39.99 Paramount Scares: Friday the 13th Part 2 / Breakdown / World War Z / Orphan: First Kill – $47.39 Jaws 2 / Jaws 3 / Jaws: The Revenge – $44.99 Jurassic World: 6-Movie Collection – $49.99 The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy – $54.99 The Ring Collection – $59.29 Mad Max: 5-Film Collection – $69.99 Universal Classic Monsters: 8-Film Collection – $69.99 Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment – $76.45

4K Uhd Movies:

Escape From L.A. – $8.99 Brawl In Cell Block 99 – $9.96 The Expendables – $9.98 Talk To Me – $9.99 John Wick – $9.99 Ghost in the Shell (1995) – $10.49 Mortal Kombat (2021) – $10.89 King Kong (2005) – $10.98 Godzilla (2014) – $10.99 Kong: Skull Island...

Keke Palmer has turned into quite the icon in the world of acting. After starring in Jordan Peele’s Nope, she changed her reputation as a child star into something much greater and rarely seen: a critically acclaimed actress. She has been making her rounds even outside of acting, being a beloved singer, and having just released a book called Master of Me.

A still of Keke Palmer from Nope | Credit: Universal Pictures

During a recent interview, the actress looked back at her early years as an actress, before she was heading shows. Long before she joined the cast of Akeelah and the Bee, she was like any other up-and-coming actress, working as an extra.

However, she got to fulfill a dream that very few get when they are starting out. Palmer got the opportunity to star in her favorite show, Law & Order, playing the role of an extra...

Keke Palmer recalled being starstruck by Mariska Hargitay when she guest-starred on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2005.

During her BuzzFeed Puppy Interview to promote her new book, Master of Me, the actress looked back on the time Olivia Benson left her speechless.

“I grew up watching her show and living for her show all my life as a kid, and I got the opportunity to work with her when I was 12 years old,” Palmer said. “She saved me from [Hurricane] Katrina in the storyline. I was in the hospital, my last breath in character. This is the first moment I meet her. She walks through that door, and I became speechless, y’all. I forgot how to act. I thought I really was from Katrina and was on my last breath.”

She continued, “I could not believe that the woman that had saved all these young...

No longer just a day, Black Friday sales now kick off the week before Thanksgiving.

In fact, Amazon has already launched sales on dozens of horror (and genre-adjacent) 4K Ultra HDs, Blu-rays, and DVD, compiled below.

These discounts aren’t guaranteed to last, so act fast!

4K Uhd Collections:

Dune / Dune: Part Two – $29.99 The Dark Knight Trilogy – $29.99 Rosemary’s Baby / Pet Sematary / Crawl / Smile / Sweeney Todd – $39.99 Friday the 13th Part 2 / Breakdown / World War Z / Orphan: First Kill – $47.39 Jurassic World: 6-Movie Collection – $49.99 The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy – $54.99 The Ring Collection – $59.29 Mad Max: 5-Film Collection – $69.99 Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment – $80.00 Universal Classic Monsters: 8-Film Collection – $96.98

4K Uhd Movies:

Escape From L.A. – $8.99 Cloverfield – $8.99 Brawl In Cell Block 99 – $9.96 Talk To Me – $9.99 King Kong (2005) – $10.99 Godzilla (2014) – $10.99 Kong: Skull Island – $10.99 Godzilla: King of the Monsters – $10.99 Godzilla vs Kong – $10.99 The Thing – $10.99 Shaun of the Dead – $10.99 The Shining – $10.99 A Quiet Place – $10.99 M3GAN – $10.99 Nope – $10.99 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse...

Previously titled Goat, the next feature from Jordan Peele‘s Monkeypaw Productions is now titled Him, and Vanity Fair’s new behind-the-scenes image unveiled this morning offers new details on the sports horror movie.

Him is currently set to release in theaters on September 19, 2025.

Justin Tipping (Kicks) will direct the sports-themed psychological horror tale for Monkeypaw and Universal. Based on a pitch by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, the upcoming horror movie centers on a “promising young athlete who is invited to train with a team’s retiring star.” It’s described as “a blood-chilling journey into the inner sanctum of fame, power, and the pursuit of excellence at any cost.”

Marlon Wayans will star alongside Julia Fox, Tyriq Withers (“Atlanta”), Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies, and Grammy nominee Tierra Whack.

The new image doesn’t reveal much in the way of plot or horror, but it does come with interesting insight.

Keke Palmer is one of the few actresses who worked on both Nickelodeon and Disney Channel at the start of her fame.

During an appearance on The Toast, hosted by Claudia & Jackie Oshry, she explained the differences between working on the two networks as a kid. She had her breakthrough role on Nickelodeon’s True Jackson, VP, and went on to star in Disney’s Jump In!

“I’ll say Disney is really amazing when it comes to not only the storytelling that you see onscreen, but the storytelling even within the company, like they are storytelling through marketing, through their employees,” Palmer said. “People got pins in the office. They are literally a whole like universe, and I think that feels good, especially when you’re a little kid ’cause the magic doesn’t end. So, there’s an element of being a part of it that feels really,...

Exclusive: Hot on the heels of a big win at the Clio Entertainment Awards last night, transatlantic creative agency Silk Factory has made a trio of hires and opened an interactive production arm in the UK.

Stephen Schwartz and Amanda Pulver have joined as Vice Presidents, while executive producer Richard Loader will lead the interactive production division. This comes after Silk Factory launched a West Coast office in L.A. led by former Warner Bros. and Lionsgate exec Ross Necessary as COO.

Pulver has spent 10 years in L.A., but is joining Silk Factory’s London office as VP and Creative Director. She will also focus on global business development across entertainment, consumer brands and music. She has worked at companies such as Universal Pictures, Buddha Jones and Ignition in senior roles. A Clio Grand Award winner for The Harder They Fall trailer, she has previously worked on the likes of Mission Impossible: Fallout,...

Where Are They Now? Checking in on Former Child Stars - Main Image

Being a celebrity is no joke, and while some adults have problems with handling wealth and fame, several child stars had to deal with so much pressure at a much earlier age.

Child actors have been known to have very tough lives outside of the lighthearted shows they’ve been on, and their transition to adulthood is usually paved with all kinds of mistakes made public because of their status.

Not everyone manages to make the peaceful transition from child actor to just actor, and we take a look at the status of some promising young talents from before and where they ended up today.

Emily Osment

Emily Osment was introduced to the public eye as the best friend of Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) Lilly in Hannah Montana, and though she hasn’t starred in anything as big since the show ended,...

Horror continues to be a major audience draw as a genre, and this year has delivered horror successes like Longlegs, Smile 2, and the critically-acclaimed The Substance. The genre continues to be attractive to filmmakers as horror flicks often feature smaller budgets, but this doesn't deter audiences. Every year, there are a few standout horror hits, and 2022 is certainly no different.

2022 saw the release of the Scream legacy sequel, which revitalized the franchise, and Halloween Ends, which ended that franchise's reboot trilogy. A number of standout original horror movies were also released, including Barbarian, which shocked audiences with its surprising twists and turns, and Smile, which reaped the benefits of a stellar marketing campaign to become a major box office success. Other notable titles include Jordan Peele's Nope, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Menu, and Men, but the year also delivered two installments of what would become a horror trilogy.

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, the Toronto International Film Festival and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group have announced the inaugural class of emerging filmmakers for their “No Drama” initiative.

Born from the mind of Peele, “No Drama” asks the artists to reflect on this question: “What’s your biggest fear? What monsters lurk in the deepest corners of your inner thoughts?”

Five filmmakers have been selected to create proof of concept or short films that explore horror across cultures, time, environments and society. Chandler Crump, Charlie Dennis, Helena Hawkes, Jared Leaf and Ariel Zengotita will each receive a $50,000 grant from TIFF to produce their projects during the one-year, non exclusive program.

“I couldn’t be more excited to welcome the first class of ‘No Drama’ filmmakers to the Monkeypaw family. Chandler, Charlie, Helena, Ariel and Jared each bring a unique instinct to genre storytelling. I’m inspired and chilled by their approaches to examining fear,...

Keke Palmer is opening up about being a victim of child-on-child sexual abuse.

Ahead of the release of her new book Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative on Nov. 19, where she mentions being molested by a peer when she was around 5 years old, the actress and singer spoke candidly to People magazine about the traumatic experience.

“People don’t really think about child-on-child molestation, but it’s something that exists,” Palmer said. “I felt weird and violated, but I didn’t really know how to place it. I just knew I had all these weird feelings and thoughts, and I felt a little bit out of control and overwhelmed.”

Having been drawn to performing from a young age, the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer host scored her first small role at age 10 in 2004’s Barbershop 2. However, it wasn’t until two years later that Palmer realized...

Keke Palmer is opening up about her split from Darius Jackson.

The 31-year-old superstar singer and Nope actress spoke out in a People cover story.

In 2023, a few months after welcoming son Leo with her then-boyfriend, Darius made headlines by criticizing a dress she wore to an Usher concert, followed by allegations of domestic violence and a custody battle.

“It was the hardest thing I ever had to go through,” she wrote in her upcoming book, Master of Me.

Click through to find out what she had to say…...

While it seemed nothing could go wrong between Keke Palmer and her former husband Darius Jackson, last year, the two parted ways after the latter took to his social to call out Palmer over her attire at Usher’s concert. Not long after the duo welcomed their son, Leo, Jackson’s comment contributed to their marriage falling off, as the Nope star opted to take things to court.

Keke Palmer | Credit: Nope/Universal Pictures

Although the two remain on good terms now, the actress finally broke her silence on the tumultuous chapter of her life, and why she took the court route in the first place.

Keke Palmer Wanted To Bring Order to Her Life Keke Palmer | Credit: Nope/Universal Pictures

What seemed like a happy-go-lucky bond from the outset, after Jackson’s social media post against her then-wife, things aggravated, as Keke Palmer turned to court as the situation...

Best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza) are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.

Playing with Venom: The Last Dance, check on the funny trailer for One Of Them Days.

Palmer last played the role of Emerald Haywood in the 2022 science fiction horror film Nope, directed by Jordan Peele. Her comedic timing and her chemistry with Daniel Kaluuya was perfect.

The film also features Maude Apatow, Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James and Katt Williams.

One Of Them Days hits theaters on January 24.

Keke Palmer and Sza are ready to have One of Them Days.

Sony Pictures announced the title for the R-rated buddy comedy movie starring the pair that hits theaters Jan. 24, 2025. Lawrence Lamont is directing the TriStar Pictures film from a script by Syreeta Singleton.

A trailer was also released for the project that co-stars Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.

One of Them Days centers on best friends and roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza), who learn that Alyssa’s boyfriend has squandered their rent money. The pals must scramble to avoid eviction in a race against the clock, while also striving to keep their friendship intact.

“How are we gonna make $1,500 by 6, not to mention I got the interview at 4?” Palmer asks in the trailer.

Producers include Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi for Hoorae,...

Exclusive: U.S. production outfit Torfoot Entertainment Group is launching with the horror movie Yeti, which Radiant Films will launch for next month’s American Film Market in Las Vegas.

Torfoot is an LA-based film and TV firm spearheaded by producer Johnathan Brownlee (The Standoff At Sparrow Creek) and Emmy-winning casting director-turned-producer Ross Meyerson (Damages).

The team is aiming to begin production on The Yeti this winter in New York. The synopsis reads: “Oil tycoon Merriell Sunday Sr. and renowned adventurer Hollis Bannister have disappeared without a trace. Their last known location is northern Alaska. Ellie Bannister and Merriell Sunday Jr., set out to search for their missing fathers and the truth behind what made them vanish. As the rescue team heads deeper into the heart of this frozen landscape, danger mounts. Something has taken notice of their trespassing expedition…and that prehistoric something is now stalking them…hunting them.

The 2020s have ushered in a new era of horror, with filmmakers pushing boundaries and blending genres to deliver innovative and terrifying experiences. Horror films are not only designed to scare, but also to explore complex themes such as trauma and societal resilience.

From psychological thrillers to supernatural thrillers, movies from the 2020s reflect the anxieties of the modern world while offering unique twists. They delve into deep issues and use horror to comment on real-world fears like abuse and isolation while maintaining a gripping entertainment value. The best horror films of this decade have redefined the genre through dark humor or chilling atmospheres that offer a blend of terror and thoughtful commentary. The standout films will showcase how horror can entertain and provoke audiences.

Movie Title

Rotten Tomatoes' Critics Score

Rotten Tomatoes' Audience Score

Nope

83%

69%

M3GAN

93%

78%

The Black Phone

81%

88%

Talk to Me

94%

82%

Terrifier 2

86%

80%

The Invisible Man (2020)

92%

88%

Host (2020)

99%

71%

Barbarian...

Neon has boarded worldwide rights to Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters to star Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Lakeith Stanfield, and Demi Moore and will distribute in the US and handle international sales.

Riley’s follow-up to his Sundance 2018 debut Sorry To Bother You is scheduled to begin production this autumn, with Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett producing for Ryder Picture Company, alongside Savage Rose Films’ Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read. Mike Jackman and Gus Deardoff will serve as executive producers.

I Love Boosters follows a group of shoplifters, also known as boosters, who go after a ruthless fashion maven.

“Sorry to Bother You” filmmaker Boots Riley is back with his next feature, and he’s assembled an impressive cast for his sophomore film.

Riley’s next film, which he wrote and will direct and which Neon has boarded to finance and produce, is called “I Love Boosters” and will star Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Lakeith Stanfield, and Demi Moore.

“I Love Boosters” is about a ring of enterprising boosters (aka shoplifters or equal opportunists), who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. Additional plot details are being kept under wraps.

Neon hopes to release the film theatrically in the U.S. and is representing sales rights internationally. Principal photography is supposed to begin this fall, and additional casting is underway.

Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett are producing the film on behalf of Ryder Picture Company (Rpc) with Savage Rose Films’ Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read (“Everything Everywhere All At Once...

Exclusive: Boots Riley looks to have found his next project and has landed quite the ensemble, as sources tell Deadline he is partnering with Neon on his film I Love Boosters. Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Lakeith Stanfield and Demi Moore are set to star, with additional casting underway. Principal photography set to begin this fall.

Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett are producing on behalf of Ryder Picture Company along with Savage Rose Films’ Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read. Mike Jackman, Gus Deardoff, Ken Kao, Josh Rosenbaum, Annapurna and Neon will serve as executive producers. Neon is financing the film with Waypoint Entertainment and will handle the worldwide rights.

The film centers on a ring of enterprising boosters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. Additional plot details are under wraps.

Riley is a multihyphenate working across film and music as a director, producer and screenwriter.

At first glance, a revival of the prank show “Scare Tactics” seems like an odd fit for Monkeypaw, the production company founded by Jordan Peele and behind such blockbuster hits like “Nope” and “Monkey Man.” But the more you dive into USA Network’s new project, the more the reality series makes sense for one of the more ambitious, meticulous and genre-bending companies in Hollywood.

Created by Scott Hallock and Kevin Healey, the original “Scare Tactics” premiered on Syfy in 2003. The series follows a simple premise: Each episode chronicles a group of “victims” who have been placed in a horrific situation made real by Hollywood magic and trained actors.

“You’re trying to make a horror movie for [the subjects], but for the audience, you’re trying to make a comedy,” Win Rosenfeld, president of Monkeypaw, told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View. “We’re not trying to traumatize anyone for life.

Warning: Contains spoilers for the first episode of Scare Tactics (2024)

TV has brought audiences so many prank shows over the decades that it’s possible to name superlatives. Jackass: most violent. Betty White’s Off Their Rockers: most senior citizens. Punk’d: most celebrities. Jury Duty: most elaborate. The Magic Prank Show: most magical. USA’s Scare Tactics revival already had a premise baked in, but not only does it fail to be most horrifying; it also left me wondering whether entertainment has evolved beyond the need for new prank shows entirely.

Given that what made it to air never looked, let’s say, particularly cost-intensive, the Scare Tactics franchise — a hidden-camera show in which ordinary people are the marks for terrifying pranks with names like “Laboratory Meltdown” and “Orgy From Hell” — has gone through multiple eras and homes. It premiered on what was then called the Sci-Fi Channel...

Is Warner Bros. marketing a completely different movie than what South Korean and Award-winning “Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho “Memories of Murder”) intended with his upcoming sci-fi film “Mickey 17,” or is it just a case of tailoring to radically different audiences and territories?

The U.S. trailer for “Mickey 17,” which stars Robert Pattinson (“The Batman,” “Tenet”), Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”), was yes, irreverent and elevated with notes of flippant comedy.

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If you’ve heard anything at all about the film Abruptio, it’s most likely been positive, and you’ve probably wondered why you can’t find it in a theater or streaming. All of that is changing, which is a very good thing if you’re a fan of unique horror movies.

Released in 2023, Abruptio played at 37 international festivals, winning 21 awards along the way. I was lucky enough to receive a screener at that time, and I absolutely loved it. But, don’t take just my word for it. My colleague Brian Fanelli recently had the opportunity to watch Abruptio and he also gave it an extremely positive review.

Abruptio opened in select theaters on September 27, and will continue its run through at least mid-October. Hopefully, it will expand into even more theaters, because it’s a film that deserves to be seen on the big screen.

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Exclusive: Keith David has signed with Verve for representation.

Most recently, David joined the cast of the 20th Century feature film Mike, Nick, Nick & Alice and will play the villain opposite Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza Gonzalez and Jimmy Tatro.

With a career spanning over four decades, David has a long list of feature credits including iconic films such as Platoon and Crash—both Academy Award winners for Best Picture—Requiem for a Dream, There’s Something About Mary, They Live, Nope, and most recently, American Fiction for which he received his first SAG award nomination.

On the television side, David just wrapped filming on FX’s The Sensitive Kind, where he stars alongside Ethan Hawke. He will also feature in the upcoming HBO Max series Duster, produced by JJ Abrams and Latoya Morgan, as well as the limited series The Gray House, produced by Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman.

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Although their comedic chemistry is undeniable, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele‘s careers have gone in different directions.

Nearly a decade after their Comedy Central sketch comedy show Key & Peele ended, Key admitted that he and his former onscreen partner “don’t see each other that often anymore” amid their busy lives on opposite coasts.

“Which is, to me, a tragedy,” he told People, noting that “your lives start to evolve and move in different directions.”

After the duo first appeared together on Fox’s Mad TV in 2004, they landed their own self-titled show on Comedy Central, which ran for five seasons from 2012 to 2015. The series earned them an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2016.

Key and Peele also appeared together in 2016’s Keanu, which was co-written by Peele. Additionally, they’ve voiced characters together in Storks (2016), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Wendell & Wild (2022).

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Don’t get your hopes up for a Key & Peele reunion any time soon.

In a new interview with People, Keegan-Michael Key — one-half of the former Comedy Central duo — reveals that he and Jordan Peele haven’t seen much of each other since their Emmy Award-winning series wrapped its five-season run in 2015.

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Keke Palmer and Sza will soon be sharing the screen again.

Sony Pictures announced Friday that the forthcoming untitled R-rated comedy movie starring the pair will hit theaters Jan. 24, 2025. Lawrence Lamont is directing the TriStar Pictures film from a script by Syreeta Singleton. Plot details have not been shared.

Rounding out the cast are Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.

Producers include Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi for Hoorae, Deniese Davis for ColorCreative, Charles D. King for Macro Film Studios, James Lopez and Poppy Hanks. Macro Film Studios is also financing the project that counts Singleton as a co-producer. Palmer and Sharon Palmer of Big Boss are executive producing.

The film originated as part of Sony’s CoCre lab, which was a previous collaboration between the studio and ColorCreative to help on-the-rise, diverse screenwriters develop original feature ideas.

Starz has announced the movie and TV titles that will be available on the service in October. The Starz October 2024 schedule includes the series finale of Power Book II: Ghost, the series premiere of Fat Joe Talks, and new episodes of the limited series Three Women.

Sweetpea will also have a special Thursday premiere on October 10 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt before the new “coming-of-rage” series moves to its regular time slot on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt.

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On the film front, Cocaine Bear, Champions, Clawfoot, Of an Age, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and several other notable titles join the Starz app this month.

Plus, look for a special Halloween Horror collection of new and old favorites, including M3GAN (Unrated Version Premiere), Imaginary, Halloween Ends, The Strangers: Chapter 1, Nope, Ghostbusters (2016), Ghostbusters (1984), The Blackening, Saw X, and more.

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At long last, the official trailer for Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 has arrived, offering a delightfully bizarre first look at the 3x Academy Award-winning director's upcoming sci-fi film starring The Batman star Robert Pattinson in the lead role as a disposable employee who repeatedly killed and cloned, during an effort to colonize a mysterious new ice world.

As per the trailer, the seventeenth iteration wll take center stage in the film, and there's plenty of twists and turns heading our way as he finds himself face to face with a multiple...

In addition to Pattinson, the cast features Robert Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody), Steven Yeun (Minari; The Walking Dead), Toni Collette (Hereditary; The Sixth Sense), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight; Avengers: Endgame), Holliday Grainger (The Borgias; Animals), Anamaria Vartolomei (Happening; My Revolution), Thomas Turgoose (This Is England...

From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.”

The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living. Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” stars Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”).

Watch the first trailer below.

The film is produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bong Joon Ho and Dooho Choi. It is based on the novel Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton. The executive producers are Brad Pitt, Jesse Ehrman, Peter Dodd and Marianne Jenkins. The director of photography is Darius Khondji. The production designer is Fiona Crombie. It is edited by Yang Jinmo.

Coming off his Academy Award-winning “Parasite,” which took the Best Picture prize in 2020, South Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho (“Memories of Murder”) returns next year with the sci-fi thriller “Mickey 17.” Written and directed by Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” stars Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”), Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”).

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"Neon Genesis Evangelion" is one of the best anime shows ever made, in addition to being one of the most influential. This is a bleak yet ultimately hopeful anime that starts out simple enough, with a dystopian world under siege by alien creatures known as Angels, who can only be defeated by sending literal children off to war on giant biological mechas known as an Evangelion to fight them. Creator Hideaki Anno had more than a simple "robots fighting kaiju" story in mind when he made the anime, and even in the first half, there are elements of a deeper drama with introspective moments in between the giant mecha fights.

But the second half of the anime, where Anno goes deep into the show's mythology and the characters' psyche, gives audiences one of the most harrowing, dense, and complex works of fiction. The result is a hugely influential TV show that has inspired countless anime,...

Working Title Films co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and Searchlight Pictures executive Katie Goodson-Thomas will participate in conversation events as part of the 68th BFI London Film Festival’s industry programme.

This year’s industry forum will run from October 10-16 with a focus on the industry’s challenging financial climate while also exploring fresh opportunities.

Three Spotlight conversations include Bevan and Fellner, whose Working Title Films has produced more than 130 films that have grossed over $8.5bn and earlier this year announced with Universal the Global Writers Program, the studio’s first internationally-run talent initiative. Their latest film, Blitz directed by Steve McQueen,...

Back in 2022, Get Out, Us, and Nope writer/director Jordan Peele‘s production company Monkeypaw Productions acquired the genre film pitch Goat from writers Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, the plan being that Peele would be producing Goat as part of Monkeypaw’s overall deal with Universal Pictures. The sports-related horror project made its way through production under the title Him earlier this year, and now – even though the movie won’t be reaching theatres until September 19, 2025 – the finished product has been given its rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board. Him has been rated R for strong/bloody violence, language throughout, sexual material, nudity and some drug use.

Justin Tipping – who made his feature directorial debut with the 2016 drama Kicks – directed the film, with lead roles going to Marlon Wayans (Scary Movie), Tyriq Withers (The Game), and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems).

Akers and Bronkie’s script centers on...